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Verb
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S:
(v)
hold#10 (hold%2:35:01::)
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support#4 (support%2:35:00::)
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sustain#5 (sustain%2:35:00::)
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hold up#1 (hold_up%2:35:00::)
(be the physical support of; carry the weight of)
"The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
(3)
S:
(v)
hold up#2 (hold_up%2:39:00::)
(hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration)
(3)
S:
(v)
delay#1 (delay%2:30:00::)
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detain#3 (detain%2:30:00::)
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hold up#3 (hold_up%2:30:00::)
(cause to be slowed down or delayed)
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
(2)
S:
(v)
hold up#4 (hold_up%2:40:00::)
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stick up#1 (stick_up%2:40:00::)
(rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)
(1)
S:
(v)
survive#1 (survive%2:42:01::)
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last#2 (last%2:42:01::)
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live#3 (live%2:42:04::)
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live on#1 (live_on%2:42:00::)
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go#15 (go%2:42:14::)
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endure#3 (endure%2:42:00::)
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hold up#5 (hold_up%2:42:00::)
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hold out#5 (hold_out%2:42:00::)
(continue to live and avoid dying)
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"
S:
(v)
defy#1 (defy%2:42:00::)
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withstand#1 (withstand%2:42:00::)
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hold#24 (hold%2:42:08::)
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hold up#6 (hold_up%2:42:02::)
(resist or confront with resistance)
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
S:
(v)
stand up#6 (stand_up%2:42:00::)
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hold up#7 (hold_up%2:42:01::)
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hold water#1 (hold_water%2:42:00::)
(resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.)
"Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"